In 1980 the Garden Committee celebrated its centenary by publishing a booklet, Canynge Square - A Brief History, written by Philip Polack. Here are some interesting extracts:

The houses in Canynge Square were all built between 1842 and 1853 (or possibly 1857) and, with the exception of a few small alterations to attics and a sideways extension or two, they look very much the same today as they did then.

In 1880, the 3 rows of houses (in a triangular layout) were combined to be renamed Canynge Square. In 1887 a re-numbering of the houses resulted in what we have today.

On 16 June 1880, six gentlemen met at No.9 to form a committee to “improve the ground forming the centre of the Square”. Today’s committee (CSGC) has the same brief and, as reported in the booklet, faces remarkably similar challenges.

A digital version of Canynge Square - A Brief History is available below. Printed versions for new residents of the Square are available from the CSGC.